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Slang Bingo.

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W In internet slang, W abbreviates win: a success or winning… weaponized incompetence Pretending to be bad at a household or workplace task so t… people pleasing Habitually prioritizing others’ comfort and agreement over… periodt periodt: that's final, no debate allowed. pocket watching Obsessively monitoring or speculating about how much money… pookie An affectionate name for a loved person, such as a partner… POV “Point of view.” In captions, it usually introduces a situ… prompt hacking prompt hacking: tricking an AI into ignoring its original … proper A UK and Irish colloquial use of proper as an adverb meani… hallucinate hallucinate: generate information not backed by its traini… hallucination hallucination: confident but incorrect AI response. hard launch Announcing a new romantic partner unmistakably on social m… FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. hatedom hatedom: group of anti‑fans of a work. hater hater: person who strongly dislikes something. haunting haunting: hard to forget, staying in the mind. heckin In plain English, “heckin”: very. highkey “Really,” “openly,” or “without trying to play it down.” I… hivemind Rapid collective agreement in an online forum where thousa… hyperfixation Complete, all-consuming absorption in a single topic, hobb… ick A feeling or expression of disgust or aversion. “The ick” … ICYMI ICYMI expands to 'in case you missed it,' introducing info… IDK In plain English, “IDK”: I don't know. IMO In plain English, “IMO”: in my opinion. imposter syndrome Persistent internal doubt that one’s achievements are unde…
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